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Makayla Waterman

Forward

Player profile

2018-19 (Redshirt-Senior)

Closed out her career with her best season
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors
Was selected for the WBCA “So You Want to be a Coach” Program
Played in 27 games and averaged a career-high 30.2 minutes per game
Was fifth on the team in scoring at 7.6 points per game and grabbed 5.3 rebounds
Led the team with 40 blocked shots and was third with 31 steals
Shot over 40 percent from the floor and made a career-high 10 three pointers
Notched the lone double-double of her career with 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds at No. 2 UConn on Nov. 11
Had nine games of 10 or more points
Scored a then career-high 18 points in the win over Illinois on Jan. 31 only to top it two games later with 19 points on a career-best 10-of-14 from the foul line in the win over Penn State on Feb. 6

2017-18 (Redshirt-Junior)

Made the second three-pointer of her career in the win over No. 10 Stanford (11/10)
Scored 6 pts and grabbed 5 rebs vs. No. 9 Louisville (11/12)
Played a then career-high tying 26 mins and posted totals of 6 pts, 7 rebs and 2 assists vs. Idaho (11/15)
Grabbed 8 rebs and tied a career-high with 3 blocks vs. Quinnipiac (11/17)
Tied a career-high with 5 assists in the win over Memphis (11/23)
Scored 7 pts and had 2 steals vs. FGCU (11/24)
Suffered an ankle injury in the opening quarter at Cincinnati (12/17)
Returned to the floor vs. Minnesota (1/4) and scored 2 pts and grabbed 3 rebs in 7 mins of action
Had a career-high 3 steals and made her fourth career three-pointer in the win at Indiana (1/13)
Notched 7 pts and 6 rebs in the loss at No. 25 Iowa (1/25)
Tied a career-high with 3 steals at Wisconsin (2/3) prior to leaving the game with a scary neck injury

2016-17 (Redshirt-Sophomore)

Played in all 35 games
Scored 3.3 points and grabbed 3.0 rebounds in 13.5 minutes per game
Dished-out 37 assists and blocked 19 shots
Shot 46 percent from the floor
Had a great season-opener vs. Duquesne (11/11), finishing with nine points and a career-high three assists.
Enjoyed a career game vs. LIU Brooklyn (11/19), notching career highs with 15 points, nine rebounds, two steals, six-of-nine FGs and 29 mins
Scored five points and grabbed five rebounds in win over FGCU (11/25)
Grabbed a career-high tying nine rebounds to go with a career-high five assists and a career-high two steals vs. Canisius (12/11)
Blocked a career-high tying three shots and made a career-high six-of-eight free throw attempts to finish with eight points and seven rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament win vs. Northwestern (3/3)
Made the first three-pointer of her career and finished six points vs. Notre Dame (3/24) in the Sweet 16

2015-16 (Redshirt-Freshman)

Played in 32 of the 34 games and made one start
Averaged 3.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while playing an average of 14.3 minutes per contest
Was second on the team with 23 blocked shots
Pulled down 46 offensive rebounds which was third-best on the team
Scored in double-figures twice, including a 10-point effort in the NCAA Sweet 16 game against Tennessee
Made her collegiate debut at #2 South Carolina (11/13)
Played 20 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds against Belmont (11/19)
Record her first field goal in the win over Wagner (11/22) and finished with 6 points
Had a solid game at Cincinnati (12/6), finishing with 11 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks
Started the first game of her career against NC A&T (12/13)
Grabbed a then season-high 7 rebounds in the win over Indiana (1/7)
Scored 6 points and grabbed 6 rebounds against Wisconsin (2/4)
Dished a pair of assists to go with 8 points in win at Penn State (2/14)
Tied a season-high with 2 steals against Nebraska (2/18)
Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds to go with 3 points in rout of Illinois (2/21)
Had a great NCAA Tournament debut, scoring 6 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, dishing 2 assists, blocking 2 shots and swiping 1 steal in a season-high 24 minutes vs. Buffalo (3/18)
Scored 10 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in the Sweet 16 game against Tennessee (3/25)

2014-15 (Freshman)

High School

2014 Honorable Mention Division I All-Ohio
2014 Associated Press Division I All-Southwest District Second Team
ESPN Top 100 and four-star prospect
Ranked 99th overall and 19th at her position by ESPN
No. 35 prospect, No. 10 at her position according to Prospects Nation
2013 Ohio Division I state champion
Named co-outstanding player of the Division I state tournament
Posted 24 points and 11 rebounds in state championship game
Named to GWOC First-Team All-Division in her freshman and junior seasons
GWOC Second-Team All-Division I selection as a sophomore
Three-time GWOC conference champion
Notched a 27-1 record in her junior season, including a 13-game win-streak en route to a state championship
Averaged 11.4 ppg as a senior and 8.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.7 steals her junior season … winner of the Melissa Fortener McLaughlin B Positive Spirit Award
Granddaughter of former Ohio State men’s basketball assistant coach Ben Waterman.